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dana, what do we know? >> that's right. we got this word from democratic sources about a half an hour ago. maybe a little bit more. that they consider a major setback to be going on right now. a poison pill, something that the republicans offered last night and democrats rejected today. it's called technically chain cpi, the buzz word for it. what it means for real people and real terms, would be that social security recipients would see smaller checks on a monthly basis and that's why democrats are saying that this is a nonstarter. the president did propose this to the house speakers as part of a larger deal. he even talked about it again this morning on nbc, the president. but democrats are saying that they simply do not see this in this miner, smaller mini deal. they don't want to deal with the entitlement issue at all until a later date when they can deal with it in a broad sense. here's an example of what we heard a half hour ago from the republican leader followed by the democratic leader. >> the consequences of this
dana, what do we know? >> that's right. we got this word from democratic sources about a half an hour ago. maybe a little bit more. that they consider a major setback to be going on right now. a poison pill, something that the republicans offered last night and democrats rejected today. it's called technically chain cpi, the buzz word for it. what it means for real people and real terms, would be that social security recipients would see smaller checks on a monthly basis and that's why...
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dana? >> it certainly is. it's always tragic news, but it's especially hard when it's on christmas eve. thank you very much, barbara. >>> it's beginning to look like millions of stockings will be stuffed with a tax hike and spending cuts this holiday seas season. only eight days left until america goes off the fiscal cliff. both sides are taking a holiday break, and all we're getting is the blame game. some republicans suggesting that the doomsday scenario that's now unfolding is all part of a white house plan. >> when i listen to the president, i think the president is eager to go over the cliff for political purposes. i think he sees a political victory at thement bot of the cliff. he gets all this additional tax revenue for new program. he gets to cut the military, which democrats have been calling for for years, and he gets to blame republicans for it. >> white house correspondent breanna keilar has the envy of all assignments of traveling with the president and joins us live from honol
dana? >> it certainly is. it's always tragic news, but it's especially hard when it's on christmas eve. thank you very much, barbara. >>> it's beginning to look like millions of stockings will be stuffed with a tax hike and spending cuts this holiday seas season. only eight days left until america goes off the fiscal cliff. both sides are taking a holiday break, and all we're getting is the blame game. some republicans suggesting that the doomsday scenario that's now unfolding is...
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thank you, dana. thank you, jessica. now, right now, the most likely deal on the table seems to be that scaled-down proposal president obama suggested last fright. just to recap, extend tax cuts on household income under $250,000, that's 98% of americans. extend unemployment insurance. that's important. and likely extend the alternative minimum tax fix. but is this bared down plan something house republicans can really get behind? "outfront" tonight to answer that question, republican congressman tom mcclintock of california, a member of the house budget committee. mr. congressman, good to see you. could you back that scaled back plan to avoid going over the fiscal cliff? >> as i said all along, republicans don't want taxes to go up on anyone. if we have an impasse on january 1st, they go up on everyone. so at some point, i think that we republicans have got to realize that if we can't save everybody, we need to try to save as many people as possible. that's not advocating a tax increase. if a lifeguard sees ten people d
thank you, dana. thank you, jessica. now, right now, the most likely deal on the table seems to be that scaled-down proposal president obama suggested last fright. just to recap, extend tax cuts on household income under $250,000, that's 98% of americans. extend unemployment insurance. that's important. and likely extend the alternative minimum tax fix. but is this bared down plan something house republicans can really get behind? "outfront" tonight to answer that question, republican...
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dana bash is following it for us as well. e she will report to us if they make a decision. >>> other news, though, since the news broke about secretary of state hillary clinton and the blood clot that was discovered in her head, reporters have been scrambling to find out just how dangerous the rare disorder that she has is. i wanted to show you what was in the papers today. it's a picture of chelsea. not sure if a picture says a thousand words, but her family certa certainly rushed to the hospital where she's being treated. that picture really caught that image of what appears to be a distraught chelsea clinton. she was leaving the hospital after the visit with her mom. she tweeted out a message thanking people for their support. "thank you to all for sending good thoughts my mom's way. grateful to all her doctors and that she'll make a full recovery." the doctors for their part say there's no evidence of a stroke or any neurological damage with regard to this clot near her brain. jill dougherty is live at the state departmen
dana bash is following it for us as well. e she will report to us if they make a decision. >>> other news, though, since the news broke about secretary of state hillary clinton and the blood clot that was discovered in her head, reporters have been scrambling to find out just how dangerous the rare disorder that she has is. i wanted to show you what was in the papers today. it's a picture of chelsea. not sure if a picture says a thousand words, but her family certa certainly rushed to...
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dana. >> must be nice. we expect to fin out on the official results of egypt's constitutional refuse ripped um today. unofficial results published by state-run media show 64% of egyptians approved the constitution, drafted by an assembly of the muslim brotherhood. ian rappaport joins us with the latest. >> we're hearing now that they will postpone the announcements of the results of the constitutional referendum until tomorrow, but this is still a very contentious process. we're seeing opposition file two legal challenges. first one, looking at the irregularities they say took place during two days of voting. the other one, challenging the refuse ripped um itself, saying it was illegal, didn't follow the guidelines previously set up. opposition is still very much challenging the process and also getting ready for the parliamentary elections which are supposed to take place within two months. the opposition trying to show a united force. in the past, we've seen them very much divided. >> ian lee, thank you.
dana. >> must be nice. we expect to fin out on the official results of egypt's constitutional refuse ripped um today. unofficial results published by state-run media show 64% of egyptians approved the constitution, drafted by an assembly of the muslim brotherhood. ian rappaport joins us with the latest. >> we're hearing now that they will postpone the announcements of the results of the constitutional referendum until tomorrow, but this is still a very contentious process. we're...
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six days, dana bash, from washington. thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >>> now to this wild weather causing a headache for holiday travelers. snow and sleet are disrupting things for drivers in indiana right now. the day after christmas usually means a trip to the mall. for a lot of people. checking for sales or exchanges, you know the deal. but for people like the ones you're seeing now, and others in the midwest and south, this is cleanup time. they have got the shovels out. they have got the snow blowers. they have got to clear that ice after tornadoes also like this one touched down last night. look. >> it's right there. >> we got to hurry up and get past. >> yeah, this is one of 30 tornadoes that spun out of the storm system that damaged at least 125 homes and businesses. happened across alabama, other parts of the south overnight. and we have learned now that more than 25 people were injured in mississippi. three people died in texas, oklahoma and arkansas. officials are working to restore power to about 21,000 cu
six days, dana bash, from washington. thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >>> now to this wild weather causing a headache for holiday travelers. snow and sleet are disrupting things for drivers in indiana right now. the day after christmas usually means a trip to the mall. for a lot of people. checking for sales or exchanges, you know the deal. but for people like the ones you're seeing now, and others in the midwest and south, this is cleanup time. they have got the shovels out....
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are we going to get a deal, dana? >> well, they're going to have to eventually. the question is -- >> maybe not. not with these guys. you never know. >> any prediction is perilous here. but it's always struck me, if it is going to be, it's going to be at the very last second or after we go over the cliff. >> jonathan, are we going to come out on the drive way and sing kumbaya? >> i doubt it given the video you just showed. that's not minority leader pelosi heading to the microphones in the driveway. it looks like she's on west executive drive trying to get the hell out of dodge. >> looking for her car. that's right. >> which could be a good sign. if no one is coming to the microphones and they're keeping it close, maybe they could get to something on 11:59:55 on december 31st. >> you guys have a great new year. >>> next, a very special end of the year "top lines" is coming up. >> i pay all the tacks i'm required to pay under the law and by the way, no the a dollar more. thank you. >> i'm worth $3.5 million that the government knows about. because your daughter re
are we going to get a deal, dana? >> well, they're going to have to eventually. the question is -- >> maybe not. not with these guys. you never know. >> any prediction is perilous here. but it's always struck me, if it is going to be, it's going to be at the very last second or after we go over the cliff. >> jonathan, are we going to come out on the drive way and sing kumbaya? >> i doubt it given the video you just showed. that's not minority leader pelosi heading...
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dana bash joins us now from capitol hill. chief white house correspondent jessica yellin on the north lawn tonight. dana, i'll start with you. you listened to big talk on the intro. today was finger pointing and political chicken, but both sides will be talking to each other tomorrow instead of at each other. what is the latest on that? >> that's right, they're going to all be going to the white house. when i say all, i mean the top four congressional leaders, democrats and republicans, to sit down with the president. i'm told by a senior democratic source here in the senate that the expectation is if they can't figure out a path forward over the next three days in this meeting tomorrow, a way to actually pass something to avertthe fiscal cliff, then it is very likely, almost definite, that we will go over the cliff. i have to tell you that sources in both parties think that's the likelihood at this point anyway, but this meeting tomorrow is absolutely going to be crucial. and what the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell
dana bash joins us now from capitol hill. chief white house correspondent jessica yellin on the north lawn tonight. dana, i'll start with you. you listened to big talk on the intro. today was finger pointing and political chicken, but both sides will be talking to each other tomorrow instead of at each other. what is the latest on that? >> that's right, they're going to all be going to the white house. when i say all, i mean the top four congressional leaders, democrats and republicans,...
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dana bash is still with us. what are you learning? >> while i was talking to you, i got a message, an e-mail saying -- from a senior democratic source saying the goal is tonight. the goal is to have a vote in the senate tonight. we were talking about how republicans were saying that but don't run the senate. we can't call it a deal, but they're working towards that. >> what would be the big deal if the vote in the senate is delayed until tomorrow morning? >> you know, technically not much. i think psychologically, the fact that we are all talking about the house not being able to vote tonight as us technically going over the fiscal cliff is something that they recognized in the senate. and i also think that for senate republicans and even some democrats, it's not as much of an issue to be able to take home politically the idea of voting for a tax cut as opposed to a tax increase which the house would be doing tomorrow. also just the idea of momentum. they've got the momentum. they don't want to blow it if they've got it. >> you know t
dana bash is still with us. what are you learning? >> while i was talking to you, i got a message, an e-mail saying -- from a senior democratic source saying the goal is tonight. the goal is to have a vote in the senate tonight. we were talking about how republicans were saying that but don't run the senate. we can't call it a deal, but they're working towards that. >> what would be the big deal if the vote in the senate is delayed until tomorrow morning? >> you know,...
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i want to go to capitol hill and cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash. dana, is that the sense you get that somehow we should be optimistic about whatever it is that's going on? >> you know, as we talked about before, you definitely get a feeling or the atmosphere here is that there is progress being made but in the same breath, but, there are still thingsing to worked out. as we wait for what we generally see when the senate opens which is the pledge of allegiance, a prayer and so forth, if you see the bottom of your screen, i'm not sure if you can see it, white hair, that is harry reid, the senate majority leader. it may be we will hear an update from him. maug maybe we should listen to th the. >> prayer. >> let us feel your presence today on capitol hill, as we gather with so much work left undone, guide our lawmakers with your wisdom. lord, show them the right thing to do and give them the courage to do it. be their shelter in the midst of the storm, regardless of how high the waters rise. when they feel exhausted, remind them of the great sufficienc
i want to go to capitol hill and cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash. dana, is that the sense you get that somehow we should be optimistic about whatever it is that's going on? >> you know, as we talked about before, you definitely get a feeling or the atmosphere here is that there is progress being made but in the same breath, but, there are still thingsing to worked out. as we wait for what we generally see when the senate opens which is the pledge of allegiance, a prayer...
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dana, thank you. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, has been watching all of this unfold. she's joining us now. republicans, jessica, they're concerned there simply aren't enough deficit savings in the bill that passed the senate last night. and indeed, the congressional budget office says the bill will add, not reduce, but add to the nation's debt. what's the reaction at the white house? >> reporter: wolf, the congressional budget office's numbers can be a little confusing, actually. because the truth of the matter is, the congressional budget office finds that it will increase the deficit by $3.9 trillion over ten years, but that's only when you take into account the fact that we have gone over the fiscal cliff. that increase in the deficit assumes that all americans have lost their tax cut, that the senate bill puts that tax cut back into place for 98% of americans, and all that revenue is being sucked out of government coffers. now, if you go back one day and remeasure this same
dana, thank you. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, has been watching all of this unfold. she's joining us now. republicans, jessica, they're concerned there simply aren't enough deficit savings in the bill that passed the senate last night. and indeed, the congressional budget office says the bill will add, not reduce, but add to the nation's debt. what's the reaction at the white house? >> reporter: wolf, the congressional budget office's numbers can be a little...
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. >> i'm dana perino. >> i'm claudia cowen and that is all next on "fox files." ♪ call me irresponsible ." >> in the fall of 1963, sinatra was on top of the world. the lead ever of the glamorous rat pack which featured the likes of dean martin and sammy davis, jr. his latest hit on the charts was "call me irresponsible" and his movies were still doing big business at the box office. he was in the middle of filming another rat pack movie robin and the 7 hoods which costarred barbara rush who also happens to be my mother. >> how do you do? >> do you know my name. >> quite. >> i what was it like there on the set working with frankcy that trace gallagher. >> he loved dean martin and those two were so funny together. dean not only wasn't in tim intimidated by frank at all. >> for the sinatra family, a three day nightmare after crossing paths with an judge employed 23-year-old stockbroker. down on his luck, keenan calculated he needed $240,000. in today's money around $1.7 million to get his once thriving career back on track. >> so i was trying to think of anything. kidnapping came up. >> ki
. >> i'm dana perino. >> i'm claudia cowen and that is all next on "fox files." ♪ call me irresponsible ." >> in the fall of 1963, sinatra was on top of the world. the lead ever of the glamorous rat pack which featured the likes of dean martin and sammy davis, jr. his latest hit on the charts was "call me irresponsible" and his movies were still doing big business at the box office. he was in the middle of filming another rat pack movie robin and the...
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dana, be go ahead. jumpb in here. >> i think they won their negotiating power once boehner last week failed. as dana pushed out, the only thing that can get boehner is to do something. >> reporter: i think that you're right when i said that democrats don't think that the president will have much political damage. that does seem to be coming more from democrats here in congress than in the white house. democrats here in congress feel that it's a win-win for them politically. the one thing i will tell you very quickly, the pushback on this narrative that i heard from senate republican leader in the hallway. he said, do you remember who the speaker was during the hoover administration? i said, no. he said, that's my point. nobody will remember who the speaker was if ge into a recession but it's the president who tends to have the fault if something really calamatus happens. >> dane na bash and ryan lizza, thank you. >>> real concerns for president bush. he's in an intensive care in a houston hospital. we'l
dana, be go ahead. jumpb in here. >> i think they won their negotiating power once boehner last week failed. as dana pushed out, the only thing that can get boehner is to do something. >> reporter: i think that you're right when i said that democrats don't think that the president will have much political damage. that does seem to be coming more from democrats here in congress than in the white house. democrats here in congress feel that it's a win-win for them politically. the one...
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we've got dana bash following the developments on capitol hill. i want to start off with you, dana. what do we know about a possible compromise on the senate siepd what they might be proposed in fairly short order? >> compromise, i'm not so sure we'll see that. but i was told by a republican senator and democratic senator that the pr indicated before he left for hawaii that he, the president, is expected to send a piece of legislation up today with his scaled back tax plan. that's something that the president outlined in general terms on the friday before he left for hawaii and since then what we've been hearing from republicans, particularly mitch mcconnell's office is we can't talk about whether we can pass anything until we actually see the legislation. so our understanding from these sources who are familiar with the call and familiar with the process is that the president will put the plan in legislate lative language. what is the plan? the president's tax plan he campaigned on for five years which is to let the tax plan expire for households making less than $250,000. he would
we've got dana bash following the developments on capitol hill. i want to start off with you, dana. what do we know about a possible compromise on the senate siepd what they might be proposed in fairly short order? >> compromise, i'm not so sure we'll see that. but i was told by a republican senator and democratic senator that the pr indicated before he left for hawaii that he, the president, is expected to send a piece of legislation up today with his scaled back tax plan. that's...
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we will see you later ons this afternoon, dana, as you follow every minute of this. thanks a lot. >> thank you. >> president obama says slashing the deficit is a priority but so is more spend oggen certain things. we'll talk with two republican lawmakers about the president's second-term agenda next. to the best vacation spot on earth. (all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having such a great year on the gulf, we've decided to put aside our rivalry. now is the perfect time to visit anyone of our states. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautiful. take a boat ride, go fishing or just lay in the sun. we've got coastline to explore and wildlife to photograph. and there's world class dining with our world famous seafood. so for a great vacation this year, come to the gulf. its all fabu
we will see you later ons this afternoon, dana, as you follow every minute of this. thanks a lot. >> thank you. >> president obama says slashing the deficit is a priority but so is more spend oggen certain things. we'll talk with two republican lawmakers about the president's second-term agenda next. to the best vacation spot on earth. (all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul,...
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dana bash, thank you, we appreciate that. as we have been telling you all morning long, the nra's president is here. we'll talk to him after a break. [ cellphone chirping ] [ buzzing ] bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ] [ horn honks ] [ buzzing continues ] [ male announcer ] the sprint drive first app. blocks and replies to texts while you drive. we can live without the &. visit sprint.com/drive. [ male announcer ] when diarrhea hits, kaopectate stops it fast. powerful liquid relief speeds to the source. fast. [ male announcer ] stop the uh-oh fast with kaopectate. >>> 14 minutes past the hour. now back to our top story. the decision of a new york newspaper to publish the names and addresses of gun permit holders, even the brady center, a group in favor of gun control is opposed to what the journal news located in new york, decided to do. the center calls the decision to publish the names misplaced and it adds it's not a common sense approach to decreasing gun violence in this country. with me i
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dana telsey is the ceo and chief officer of telsey group. we saw you day after thanksgiving, you said there was going to be sort of a hot -- that weekend was going to be big, there was going to be a lull, and it was all going to come back. has it turned out that way for you, dana? >> i think some of it came back. i don't think all of it came back. i think it was a tougher season than expected. you think you had the long calendar, the hurricane sandy, the track dpi in connecticut, people had a lot on their minds this season. this weekend was a key weekend. i think it helped. i didn't see promotions being extra promotional. but it's a push till the end. >> okay, so winners and losers? >> i think some of the winners, i think you're going to see companies like tjx, macy's. i think american eagle outfitters, even gap had a very good season, along with michael kors. >> losers? >> i think you had a tough time at jcpenney. i think the traffic was tough there all the time. i think kohl's had to be extra promotional in order to be able to drive the sa
dana telsey is the ceo and chief officer of telsey group. we saw you day after thanksgiving, you said there was going to be sort of a hot -- that weekend was going to be big, there was going to be a lull, and it was all going to come back. has it turned out that way for you, dana? >> i think some of it came back. i don't think all of it came back. i think it was a tougher season than expected. you think you had the long calendar, the hurricane sandy, the track dpi in connecticut, people...
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. >> let's go right to cbs 5's paul dana. >> it's been lit up like a christmas tree so to speak. this is three hours of history right here. look at the rain fall here moving east towards sacramento and central valley and we are looking at the rain fall continuing for a while. here is a look at what we have going on right now with the live radar. we'll zoom into a couple of spots. we have a few breaks here, right over the city of san francisco. sitting over bait but not over the land mass. oakland, you are getting rainfall. lafayette, heavy rainfall for you, concord, pleasant hill. san ramon, alamo, we are getting a little bit of a break along 101 along santa rosa. a little bit of a break from the rainfall. computer forecast model predicting how much rain we see. another 346 inches of rainfall for those of you watching in pleasanton and san francisco, nearly an inch in san raphael. all of this rain really beginning to add up. i just added up the latest totals. sfo, we had more than 5 1/2. last december through christmas, 1.2. if you are a skier, you love. this another 8 to 16 inch
. >> let's go right to cbs 5's paul dana. >> it's been lit up like a christmas tree so to speak. this is three hours of history right here. look at the rain fall here moving east towards sacramento and central valley and we are looking at the rain fall continuing for a while. here is a look at what we have going on right now with the live radar. we'll zoom into a couple of spots. we have a few breaks here, right over the city of san francisco. sitting over bait but not over the land...
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here is something ta dana bash got, where she said, republican told her, some senate democrats have discussed holding on on bringing up a proposal until the final final days of 2012, which we happen to be in at the moment. to increase pressure on republicans to support avoiding higher taxes on everyone due to the fiscal cliff. >> the clock is running down. now is the moment. and all i can tell you, we have had various groups, the gang of six, the gang of eight. people meeting, talking, i've had multiple conversations since getting back yesterday. i just don't believe it in the senate. i absolute believe if it were up to the senate democrats and republicans, we would get this done. the problem is, unfortunately, with the extreme element insist the house, for whatever reason the speaker won't act. even when something like the reform farm bill to eliminate subsidies which everybody agree should be eliminated. we can't get them to that i that out. so frustrating that we send things over that are bipartisan that do make cuts and to ask those at the top to pay a little more to help out and it keeps
here is something ta dana bash got, where she said, republican told her, some senate democrats have discussed holding on on bringing up a proposal until the final final days of 2012, which we happen to be in at the moment. to increase pressure on republicans to support avoiding higher taxes on everyone due to the fiscal cliff. >> the clock is running down. now is the moment. and all i can tell you, we have had various groups, the gang of six, the gang of eight. people meeting, talking,...
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senior congressional correspondent dana bash is following all of it for us. what are you hearing? >> there was a conference call of course members of the house leadership even, they're back in their districts, but there was a conference call today among those house republican leaders trying to figure out if and when the house should come back into session. two republican sources tell me they did not make a decision on this call. it's still up in the air. and a big reason for that is if anything can get done in the next six days, the ball is in the senate's court. the capitol is a ghost town. neither chamber in session. an eerie calm since the fiscal cliff only congress has the power to avert is less than one week away. from their home, senate democratic leaders is trying to figure out if the president's scaled back bill can pass congress at the 11th hour. >> there is absolutely no reason, none, not to protect these americans from a tax hike. at the very least, let's agree right now on what we already agree on. let's get that done. >> reporter: but to get that done, democrats first
senior congressional correspondent dana bash is following all of it for us. what are you hearing? >> there was a conference call of course members of the house leadership even, they're back in their districts, but there was a conference call today among those house republican leaders trying to figure out if and when the house should come back into session. two republican sources tell me they did not make a decision on this call. it's still up in the air. and a big reason for that is if...
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people have likened you and your wife to christopher and dana reeve. what do you think about that? >> they're an incredible couple. an incredible family. he's an inspiration. somebody i look up to. he didn't quit until the day he died. and i'm going to take that same mentality to my fight, as well. >> reporter: but the best was yet to come. he wanted to try it again. this time, he had a surprise. >> i have a little surprise i'd like to give my wife a hug here. have our wedding dance. >> oh. >> reporter: their wedding song, and the wedding dance they could never share until now. ♪ two people, a shared determination. and one beautiful story, better together. >> ferocious fight and recovery. and the power that we see there. so appropriate not just to see that couple have that dance. but to have robin bring us that story. >> i know. >> that just gets you. >> a christmas miracle. >> what a wonderful story. >> it's a morning for inspiration here on "gma." >>> coming up, how about a holiday classic with an incredible voice, katherine incr[ gwen ] i usekatherine eep on the tour bus betwe
people have likened you and your wife to christopher and dana reeve. what do you think about that? >> they're an incredible couple. an incredible family. he's an inspiration. somebody i look up to. he didn't quit until the day he died. and i'm going to take that same mentality to my fight, as well. >> reporter: but the best was yet to come. he wanted to try it again. this time, he had a surprise. >> i have a little surprise i'd like to give my wife a hug here. have our wedding...
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here to given us the true story is veteran retail analyst dana. good morning. >> good morning. >> here we are again. how is this all going to shape up? >> i think it was a very long season from black friday until christmas, 32 days. week one, week four were the strongest weeks. how it's going to shape up it will be a lone single-didn't increase. that's what it feels like. retails did not have a lot of inventory, so consumers when they were out there had to buy what they saw. >> so it sounds like you're saying mediocre. >> it should have been better. the theme is it should have been a better christmas than it was. >> do you think the fiscal cliff played into it and how so? >> i think it was a lot of things. the uncertainty, the tragedy in connecticut, hurricane sandy and everyone replenishing their home item. where was the good news. >> i have a hard time with somebody deciding between a toy or something else a grandmother says, oh, well it's the fiscal cliff. how much does that play into consumer spending? >> what we saw is walmart's ceo come into
here to given us the true story is veteran retail analyst dana. good morning. >> good morning. >> here we are again. how is this all going to shape up? >> i think it was a very long season from black friday until christmas, 32 days. week one, week four were the strongest weeks. how it's going to shape up it will be a lone single-didn't increase. that's what it feels like. retails did not have a lot of inventory, so consumers when they were out there had to buy what they saw....
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. >> what is the thinking at this point, dana bash, that most congressional leaders feel like going over the cliff, whether they will say it publicly is one thing, but going over the cliff might be better, because on the other end of it, you can vote for tax cuts versus raising taxes for a certain number of americans, politically speaking, isn't that a better scenario for them? >> it may politically be a better secenario for some congresspeople. but it will be a catastrophe because of public opinion, the way markets would respond on january 2nd. i think politically obviously it saves a little face, particularly for some republicans who don't want to vote for tax increases. taxes increase automatically, but it isn't without consequences and we're trying to get a sense today -- the meeting that you mentioned, 3:00 p.m. at the white house, congressional leaders with the president and vice president. coming out of that, i think we may have a better sense of exactly what direction this is going. if there is maybe a little bit of a kumbaya feel or them at odds, which will really set the tone f
. >> what is the thinking at this point, dana bash, that most congressional leaders feel like going over the cliff, whether they will say it publicly is one thing, but going over the cliff might be better, because on the other end of it, you can vote for tax cuts versus raising taxes for a certain number of americans, politically speaking, isn't that a better scenario for them? >> it may politically be a better secenario for some congresspeople. but it will be a catastrophe because...
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dana from houston, texas, is on the line for independents. caller: a wanted to make a point to your comment earlier. i teach political science in houston. we teach students one of the roles of the president is our party leader is a fund-raiser. we ask ourselves about the president campaigning. that is part of his job. i would like to see a system where electoral college votes are awarded on a proportional basis. i want to ask if that would have an effect on how much campaign the president would have to do. i teach at the university of history downtown. i teach united states government ii. guest: thank you for your call in the good work you do teaching political science. part of the president's job is being the leader of his party. in my research, and was able to interview one of the last surviving aides to president he said the american people like to embrace the myth the president can be above politics. we do not like the idea that for him to be good at his job, he needs to be a good politician. if you look at great britain, they have the qu
dana from houston, texas, is on the line for independents. caller: a wanted to make a point to your comment earlier. i teach political science in houston. we teach students one of the roles of the president is our party leader is a fund-raiser. we ask ourselves about the president campaigning. that is part of his job. i would like to see a system where electoral college votes are awarded on a proportional basis. i want to ask if that would have an effect on how much campaign the president would...
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that is brand new from dana bash. here are some tweets from viewers using #fiscalcliff. those are some of the treats coming in. -- tweets. #fiscalcliff. caller: i have been watching what's going on in the programs and the reason i called in the first place is the debt ceiling we are now facing with sequestration that we kick the can down the road last year because they could not come up with anything and now they're going to take that down the road again and then we are coming up to another ceiling height in a few months were the debt ceiling is going to get raised again? $6 trillion in four years that we do not have any asking us to do it again and wants us to raise taxes on the rich? what? going to amount to six weeks of the budget for the government? it's not going to do a damn thing. this president has opportunity when he was first elected to put people to work. instead of putting people to work, he turned around and he came to the rich. he gave it to the bankers, the unions, general motors. general motors. they were not supposed to go bankrupt with the money they go
that is brand new from dana bash. here are some tweets from viewers using #fiscalcliff. those are some of the treats coming in. -- tweets. #fiscalcliff. caller: i have been watching what's going on in the programs and the reason i called in the first place is the debt ceiling we are now facing with sequestration that we kick the can down the road last year because they could not come up with anything and now they're going to take that down the road again and then we are coming up to another...